Commission Regulation (EC) No 2167/98 of 8 October 1998 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the fourth quarter of 1998 (second period) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, tariff quota, tropical fruit

L 273/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 10. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2167/98

of 8 October 1998

on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the fourth
quarter of 1998 (second period)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of
13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the
market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1637/98 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for
the application of
importing
bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), and in particular Article
9(3) second paragraph thereof,

the arrangements

for

Whereas Article 9(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93
states that, where the quantities covered by import licence
applications from one or more of the categories of opera-
tors for a given quarter and origin (country or group of
countries referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
478/95) exceed the quantity available, a reduction percen-
tage is to be applied to applications quoting that origin;

Whereas, on the basis of applications submitted during
the second period, the quantities for which licences may
be issued for the origins concerned should be determined
forthwith;

Whereas this Regulation must apply immediately so
licences can be issued as quickly as possible,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/
95 of 1 March 1995 on additional rules for the application
of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the tariff quota
arrangements for imports of bananas into the Community
and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (5), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (6), and in partic-
ular Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2000/98 (7)
fixes the quantities available for the fourth quarter of
1998 under the second period for the submission of
applications provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 478/95;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences shall be issued under the tariff quota for
imports of bananas during the fourth quarter of 1998
(second period) in respect of new applications as referred
to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 478/95, for the
quantity set out in the licence application.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 October 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 49, 4. 3. 1995, p. 13.
(6) OJ L 71, 31. 3. 1995, p. 84.
(7) OJ L 257, 19. 9. 1998, p. 10.